fak
Gosh, it's #strictly announcements time of the year already. I swear it gets earlier every year. Starting off with a soap actor https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg74gvy8lgjo
Strictly Come Dancing: Lacey Turner confirmed as first 2026 celebrity contestant

The actress is best known for her role as Stacey Slater on EastEnders, the BBC One soap she joined in 2004.

BBC News
Jun 10 at 2:35pmWeb
Show threadfakJun 11
It's only bloody Dani Dyer (no surprises given she was injured before the first show last year) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg74gvy8lgjo #strictly
Strictly Come Dancing: Lacey Turner confirmed as first 2026 celebrity contestant

The actress is best known for her role as Stacey Slater on EastEnders, the BBC One soap she joined in 2004.

BBC News
Show threadRichard LoxleyJun 11
@fak I was wondering why they were announcing contestants before they’d announced the new presenters, and then looked it up and found they dropped the announcement during Bungay. Sneaky!